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Initiating iPhone Calls on Mac
To initiate iPhone calls on Mac, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Ensure your iPhone device is running iOS 8 or later.
Step 2: Connect your iPhone and Mac to the same Wifi network.
Step 3: On your iPhone, go to Settings => Phone => Calls on Other Devices and select the devices you want to allow for making calls.
Step 4: On Mac, open FaceTime and choose FaceTime => Preferences => select Calls from iPhone.
Step 5: Make a call from contacts: search contacts through Spotlight by pressing Cmd + Space bar, then type contacts into the Search box. Find any contact, then click Call to initiate the call.
Step 6: Make a call from Spotlight: enter the contact name you want to call into the Spotlight Search box and initiate the call by clicking the handheld device icon linked to the selected contact.
Step 7: Make a call via FaceTime: open FaceTime => click Audio => click the handheld device icon to initiate the call.
Step 8: Make a call on the Safari browser: simply find the contact number on the Internet, click on it to initiate the call. This phone number will be identified as a link; when you click on it, you can make the call. Alternatively, hovering over the phone number will reveal a downward-pointing arrow; click on it to initiate the call.
Step 9: Additionally, you can make calls through the Mail, Maps, or Messages app. In the Messages app, simply click on Details at the top corner of the message thread to select a contact number and make the call.
Receive and Answer iPhone Calls on Mac
To set up receiving and answering iPhone calls on Mac, follow the steps below:
Step 1: When a call comes to your iPhone, a notification will also appear on your Mac screen.
Step 2: To answer the call, simply click on the answer icon.
Step 3: To end the call, click on the hang-up icon, and you're done.
Some tips for making calls on Mac
- If you're using a Mac and need to input 'phone keypad' information, such as when conducting online banking transactions, just enter the numbers using your Mac keyboard. They will automatically produce standard DTMF sounds, and you'll also need to click on the call window at the top right of the screen.
- You can also turn the call window into a regular window or close these windows by dragging and dropping the window from the corner to the screen.
- If you want, you can also change the ringtone for incoming calls on Mac by opening FaceTime in the Preferences window (Cmd + ,). Then choose any ringtone you want from the ringtone list at the bottom.
- Alternatively, you can make video calls or regular voice calls for free through the FaceTime app on Mac.
Making iPhone calls on Mac using VOIP
There are various ways to make iPhone calls on your Mac. One option is to download and install a VoIP (voice over internet protocol) app for macOS and use it to make calls.
Typically, calls over the internet are free, but sometimes users may need to pay a small fee for calls to phone numbers supported by the service.
Although there are many VoIP apps and services to choose from, Skype stands out as the best VoIP app available today.
To download and install Skype on your Mac, visit: Download Skype for Mac
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